Rajasthan Police Sub Inspector Exam, 2021 (13-09-2021) Question Paper-II (GK & GS)

General Information

Exam Board	Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC)
Exam Name	Sub Inspector & Platoon Commander Exam, 2021 (RPSC SI)
Exam Date	13-09-2021
Exam Time	03.00 PM to 05.00 PM
Answer Key issue date	2023
Final Answer key issue date	19-10-2023
Exam Mode	Offline
Question paper language	Hindi & English
Question paper type	Objective
Subject	General Knowledge and General Science (GK & GS)
Total Question	100
Maximum Marks	200
Negative Marking	1/3
Time	2 Hours

This question paper includes questions related to the following subjects :-

1. History, Art, Culture, Literature, Tradition & Heritage of Rajasthan
2. Indian History
3. Geography of World
4. Geography of India
5. Geography of Rajasthan
6. Indian Constitution, Political System & Governance
7. Political and Administrative System of Rajasthan
8. Economic Concepts and Indian Economy
9. Economy of Rajasthan
10. Science & Technology
11. Reasoning & Mental Ability
12. Current Affairs

1. Which of the following is not one of the instruments played by mouth?

• (A) Algoja
• (B) Satara
• (C) Mashak
• (D) Rawaj

2. Which of the following industrialists did not take membership of the Indian National Congress during the Freedom Movement?

• (A) G.D. Birla
• (B) Jamnalal Bajaj
• (C) Lala Shankarlal
• (D) V.L. Mehta

3. Match the National Parks of India situated in the States :

National Park	State
(a) Corbett	(I) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Kanha	(II) Uttarakhand
(c) Gir	(III) Karnataka
(d) Bandipur	(IV) Gujarat

Option of correctly matched pairs is

• (A) a-I, b-II, c-III, d-IV
• (B) a-II, b-I, c-IV, d-III
• (C) a-III, b-IV, c-I, d-II
• (D) a-IV, b-III, c-II, d-I

4. Which state of India produces most of the Jute?

• (A) West Bengal
• (B) Bihar
• (C) Odisha
• (D) Jharkhand

5. With which of the followings Mahatma Gandhi was not associated?

• (A) Hind Swaraj
• (B) Young India
• (C) Indian Opinion
• (D) Yugantar

6. Which city of India is famous as Cottonopolis?

• (A) Rajkot
• (B) Surat
• (C) Nagpur
• (D) Mumbai

7. Match the following Indian Railway zones and their headquarters :

Indian Railway zone	Headquarter
(a) Southern	(I) Mumbai
(b) Central	(II) Chennai
(c) North Western	(III) Kolkata
(d) Eastern	(IV) Jaipur

Correctly matched pair is

• (A) a-I, b-II, c-III, d-IV
• (B) a-III, b-IV, c-I, d-II
• (C) a-IV, b-III, c-II, d-I
• (D) a-II, b-I, c-IV, d-III

8. Which of the following Industrial Undertaking is not a Undertaking of Government of India located in Rajasthan?

• (A) Instrumentation Limited, Kota
• (B) Sambhar Salts Limited, Sambhar
• (C) Modern Bakeries India Limited, Jaipur
• (D) Sri Ganganagar Sugar Mills Limited, Sri Ganganagar

9. Which of the following is a irrigation project of Dungarpur district in Rajasthan?

• (A) Panchna
• (B) Som, Kamla, Amba
• (C) Jawai
• (D) Sidhmukh

10. Which state of India produces most of gypsum?

• (A) Tamil Nadu
• (B) Gujarat
• (C) Rajasthan
• (D) Madhya Pradesh

11. Match the Mountains situated in countries :

Name of Mountain	Country
(a) Pennine	England
(b) Southern Alps	New Zealand
(c) Appalachian	Brazil

• (A) Only a
• (B) a and b
• (C) a and c
• (D) b and c

12. Which of the following is the highest mountain peak of Europe continent?

• (A) Mount Blanc
• (B) Vinamala
• (C) Mount Elbrus
• (D) Mount Perdu

13. Suez Canal connects :

• (A) Atlantic ocean to Pacific ocean
• (B) Red sea and Black sea
• (C) Mediterranean sea to Black sea
• (D) Mediterranean sea to Red sea

14. Match the Mineral resources of Rajasthan and their production sites :

Mineral resource	Production site
(a) Tungsten	(I) Lilvani
(b) Manganese	(II) Degana
(c) Copper	(III) Jawar Mala
(d) Lead and Zine	(IV) Khetri Singhana

Correctly matched pairs are :

• (A) a-II, b-I, c-IV, d-III
• (B) a-I, b-II, c-III, d-IV
• (C) a-III, b-IV, c-II, d-I
• (D) a-IV, b-III, c-I, d-II

15. In which city of the world the Earth Summit- 2002 was organized?

• (A) Rio de Janeiro
• (B) Tokyo
• (C) Johannesburg
• (D) London

16. The plateau situated in between Kumbhalgarh and Gogunda is

• (A) Mesa Plateau
• (B) Bhorat Plateau
• (C) Orria Plateau
• (D) Chhappan Plateau

17. Which area comes under semi-arid or steppe climatic region in Rajasthan?

• (A) Udaipur, Dungarpur, Banswara
• (B) Jalore, Pali, Jodhpur, Nagaur, Sikar, Jhunjhunu
• (C) Pratapgarh, Chittorgarh, Kota, Bundi, Baran
• (D) Ganganagar, Hanumangarh, Bikaner, Churu

18. When was the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly of India formed?

• (A) 26^th August, 1947
• (B) 29^th August, 1947
• (C) 22^nd November, 1947
• (D) 9^th July, 1946

19. Which Article of the Constitution of India empowers the High Courts for enforcement of fundamental rights?

• (A) Article- 32
• (B) Article- 124
• (C) Article- 226
• (D) Article- 229

20. Nagoya is industrial region of

• (A) Japan
• (B) China
• (C) South Korea
• (D) Malaysia

21. Which constitutional amendment restricted the size of the Council of Ministers of 15 percent of total number of members of the Lok Sabha?

• (A) 93^rd Amendment 2003
• (B) 89^th Amendment 2001
• (C) 91^st Amendment 2003
• (D) 91^st Amendment 2002

22. Which of the following is not the characteristic of the Government of India Act, 1935?

• (A) Dyarchy in the Central Government
• (B) One All India Federation
• (C) Provincial Autonomy
• (D) Beginning of Dyarchy of States

23. Which Article of The Constitution of India mentions about composition of Legislative Council in state?

• (A) Article 170
• (B) Article 171
• (C) Article 172
• (D) Article 173

24. Match List-I with List-II and identify the correct answer from the codes given below:

List-I	List-II
(a) Formation of Village Panchayat	(I) Article 50
(b) Uniform Civil Code (UCC)	(II) Article 48
(c) Agriculture and Animal Husbandry	(III) Article 40
(d) Separation of Judiciary from Executive	(IV) Article 44

Codes :-

• (A) a-III, b-IV, c-II, d-I
• (B) a-IV, b-III, c-II, d-I
• (C) a-II, b-III, c-I, d-IV
• (D) a-I, b-II, c-III, d-IV

25. In which of the following states Article 356 has been imposed for the maximum number of time (till July, 2021)?

• (A) Manipur
• (B) Uttar Pradesh
• (C) Bihar
• (D) Punjab

26. According to which Act, National Human Rights Commission was constituted?

• (A) Protection of Human Rights Act, 1991
• (B) Protection of Human Rights Act, 1992
• (C) Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993
• (D) Protection of Human Rights Act, 1995

27. Who among the following take/s the oath of the office before the Governor of Rajasthan, prior to assuming the office?

(I) Chairman of Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission

(II) Lokayukt of Rajasthan

(III) State Election Commissioner

(IV) Advocate General of Rajasthan

Choose the correct answer :

• (A) Only I
• (B) Only I and II
• (C) Only I, II and III
• (D) I, II, III and IV

28. Under which Article of the Constitution of India, the Indian Parliament is constituted?

• (A) Article 79
• (B) Article 80
• (C) Article 81
• (D) Article 83

29. In the absence of the Speaker, who among the following may, in case of urgency, authenticate the bill on behalf of the Speaker in Rajasthan Legislative Assembly?

• (A) Deputy Speaker
• (B) Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
• (C) Secretary of the Legislative Assembly
• (D) Parliamentary Secretary

30. Who among the following Judges of the Rajasthan High Court has not been the Chief Justice of the High Court of other states?

• (A) Rajesh Balia
• (B) Prakash Tatia
• (C) N.N. Mathur
• (D) Nagendra Kumar Jain

31. Who among the following has been the Secretary and Chairman of Rajasthan Public Service Commission, both?

• (A) N.K. Bairwa
• (B) Yatindra Singh
• (C) D.D. Chauhan
• (D) Devendra Singh

32. Who among the following has not been the Chairperson of Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission?

• (A) Justice N.K. Jain
• (B) Justice Prakash Tatia
• (C) Justice Jagat Singh
• (D) Justice S. Sageer Ahmed

33. Barkatullah Khan was appointed as Chief Minister of Rajasthan after resignation of which of following Chief Minister?

• (A) Tika Ram Paliwal
• (B) Mohanlal Sukhadia
• (C) Shivcharan Mathur
• (D) Haridev Joshi

34. Which of the following is not a problem in the measurement of National Income?

• (A) Double Counting
• (B) Improper Records
• (C) Difference in Income of the individuals
• (D) Problem of exclusion and inclusion

35. Which one of the following is a qualitative tool of credit control?

• (A) Bank Rate
• (B) Repo Rate
• (C) Open market operations
• (D) Margin Requirements

36. As per the Human Development Report 2020, the Gender Development Index for India is

• (A) 0.488
• (B) 0.642
• (C) 0.688
• (D) 0.820

37. Which of the following is not a cause of poverty?

• (A) Economic Inequality
• (B) Social Inclusion
• (C) Unemployment
• (D) Indebtedness

38. Border Area Development Programme (BADP) is implemented in 16 blocks of which four border districts of Rajasthan?

• (A) Jhalawar, Baran, Sawai Madhopur, Karauli
• (B) Dhaulpur, Bharatpur, Alwar, Jhunjhunu
• (C) Barmer, Bikaner, Ganganagar, Jaisalmer
• (D) Banswara, Dungarpur, Barmer, Jaisalmer

39. Which of the following is not an objective of Government Budget?

• (A) Redistribution of Income and Wealth
• (B) Economic stability
• (C) Increase in Gross Domestic Product
• (D) Deficit Budget

40. As per Economic Survey 2020-21, which of the following statements are correct, regarding state economic development?

(I) The growth rate as per gross state domestic product at constant prices (2011-12), in year 2020-21 is 4.11%

(II) The sectoral contribution of services in Gross State Value Added at constant prices (2011-12) in year 2020-21 is 42.40%

(III) The Fiscal deficit to Gross State Domestic Product in year 2019-20 was 3.77%

(IV) The contribution of Agriculture sector in Gross State Value Added at constant prices is the lowest.

• (A) I Only
• (B) II and IV
• (C) II and III
• (D) I, III and IV

41. In Rajasthan ‘Jeevan Dhara Yojana’ is related to :

• (A) Insurance Plan for the poor.
• (B) Construction of irrigation wells.
• (C) Availability of Electricity for the rural poor.
• (D) Availability of health services.

42. What is the amount of money given to the beneficiaries (Women on birth of their first child) under the scheme of Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana?

• (A) ₹ 5,000
• (B) ₹ 10,000
• (C) ₹ 15,000
• (D) ₹ 20,000

43. Which one is not the cause of inflation under cost-push factors?

• (A) Hike in oil prices
• (B) Increase in taxes
• (C) Deficit financing
• (D) Fluctuations in output and supply

44. Which of the following scheme of Central Government is not focused to Unorganised sector workers?

• (A) Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maandhan Yojana
• (B) Swavalamban Scheme
• (C) Atal Pension Yojana
• (D) Deendayal Upadhyaya Antyodaya Yojana

45. Match the following externally aided projects of Rajasthan with their respective agencies :

List-I	List-II
(a) Forestry and Biodiversity Project Phase-II	(I) NDB
(b) State Highway Development Programme-II	(II) ADB
(c) State Highway Investment Programme-I	(III) WB
(d) Water Sector Reconstruction Project for desert areas	(IV) JICA

Codes:

• (A) a-IV, b-III, c-II, d-I
• (B) a-III, b-IV, c-I, d-II
• (C) a-II, b-I, c-IV, d-III
• (D) a-I, b-II, c-III, d-IV

46. The Rajasthan M Sand Policy 2021 aims to :

• (A) Increase the use of river sand for construction works across the state.
• (B) Promote the export of river sand.
• (C) Resolve the problem of waste coming out from mines in the state.
• (D) Restrict the use of other state river sand.

47. In return for his investment, a shareholder receives

• (A) Undistributed profit
• (B) Dividends and Bonus shares
• (C) Interest on investment
• (D) Profit on investment

48. First Spacecraft to carry man on the Moon was :

• (A) Helius-B
• (B) Luna-9
• (C) Apollo-II
• (D) Apollo-I

49. Who is called Father of Nano-technology?

• (A) Nikola Tesla
• (B) Richard Feynman
• (C) Linus Pauling
• (D) Arthur Weinberg

50. The technique of DNA Fingerprinting was developed by:

• (A) Alec Jeffreys and co-workers
• (B) Lalji Singh and co-workers
• (C) E.M. Southern and co-workers
• (D) B. Wallace and co-workers

51. Planning Commission of India was replaced by NITI Aayog on

• (A) 1^st January, 2014
• (B) 1^st January, 2015
• (C) 1^st January, 2016
• (D) 1^st January, 2017

52. Carcinoma refers to :

• (A) Malignant tumors of the conductive tissue.
• (B) Malignant tumors of the Skin & Mucous membrane.
• (C) Benign tumor of the connective tissue.
• (D) None of these

53. Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement linked to :

• (A) UNFCC
• (B) WTO
• (C) WHO
• (D) UGC

54. The regional station of NBPGR in Rajasthan is located at-

• (A) Jaipur
• (B) Udaipur
• (C) Jodhpur
• (D) Bikaner

55. The Department of Science and Technology was established in the Rajasthan in the year of-

• (A) 1972
• (B) 2019
• (C) 1983
• (D) 1996

56. Which one of following is not used as a cryoprotectant?

• (A) Sucrose
• (B) DMSO
• (C) Glycerol
• (D) Sodium hypochloride

57. Which of the following waves are used by the common TV remote control?

• (A) Radio waves
• (B) Ultraviolet waves
• (C) Infrared waves
• (D) Ultrasonic waves

58. India’s first satellite which was completely designed and fabricated in India is-

• (A) GSAT-30
• (B) IRNSS
• (C) Aryabhata
• (D) EOS-01

59. The state tree of Rajasthan is :

• (A) Khejri
• (B) Rohida
• (C) Peepal
• (D) Neem

60. How many ‘Bits’ are there in a ‘nibble’?

• (A) 16
• (B) 32
• (C) 4
• (D) 8

61. Which one of the following waves is utilised by Bats to identify the obstacles in their flight path?

• (A) Infrared waves
• (B) Radio waves
• (C) Ultrasonic waves
• (D) Micro waves

62. “National Research Centre on Seed Spices” in Rajasthan is located at-

• (A) Jaipur
• (B) Jodhpur
• (C) Kota
• (D) Ajmer

63. Assuming the statement “Every Library has books” to be true. From the following statements, which one is certainly correct?

• (A) Books are only in the library.
• (B) No library is without books.
• (C) Some libraries do not have readers.
• (D) Library is only for books.

64. Question given below consists of a statement followed by three arguments numbered I, II and III. You have to decide which of the arguments is/are strong argument(s) and which is/are weak arguments(s) and accordingly choose your answer from the alternatives after the question.

Statement : Should there be a common syllabus for all the subjects in graduate courses in all the Universities across the country?

Arguments :

I. Yes, this is the only way to bring in uniformity in the education system in the country.

II. Yes, it will help standardise the quality of graduation certificates being given by different Universities in the country.

III. No, each university should have the autonomy to decide its syllabus based on the specific requirement of itself.

• (A) II and III are strong.
• (B) Only I is strong.
• (C) Only II is strong.
• (D) None is strong.

65. Which allotrope of carbon is in the form of a rigid three dimensional structure?

• (A) Graphite
• (B) Fullerene
• (C) Diamond
• (D) Lamp black

66. Find the missing number in the following series :

4, 18, ?, 100, 180, 294, 448

• (A) 60
• (B) 50
• (C) 58
• (D) 48

67. In a certain code language, ‘GOAL’ is written as ‘BPMH’ and ‘MIND’ as ‘OJEN’. So what will be written to ‘SOAR’ in the same code language?

• (A) BPST
• (B) BRTS
• (C) STBR
• (D) KTPB

68. The number of squares in the following figure is :

• (A) 20
• (B) 40
• (C) 30
• (D) 50

69. Consider the following arguments :

(I) In order to be a R.A.S. one must be graduate from college.

(II) All Professors are poor.

(III) Some mathematicians are professors.

(IV) No college graduate is poor.

Which one of the following is not a valid conclusion regarding the above arguments?

• (A) Some mathematicians are not R.A.S.
• (B) Some R.A.S. are Professors.
• (C) R.A.S. are not poor.
• (D) Professors are not R.A.S.

70. If the ratio of ages of Seema and Reema is 9 : 16, after ten year it will be 2 : 3. The ratio of ages of Seema and Reema before six years was :

• (A) 2 : 3
• (B) 9 : 16
• (C) 3 : 2
• (D) 6 : 13

71. The population of a village is 3,60,000. Its various occupations are shown in following pie-chart.

The sum of the persons engaged is service and transportation is equal to sum of which of the following occupations?

• (A) Agriculture and Transportation
• (B) Trade and Industry
• (C) Agriculture and Trade
• (D) Industry and Agriculture

72. Kamal and Laxman are two real brothers. Om and Prem is a married couple. Laxman is father of Prem. Chanchal is the wife of Laxman and Kamal’s mother name is Madhu. Om is Laxman’s son-in-law and Daya is Om’s daughter.

How is Prem related to Nandani?

• (A) Cousin sister
• (B) Sister-in-law
• (C) Aunty
• (D) Mother

73. Which of the following has NOT been awarded Padma Vibhushan in year 2021?

• (A) S.P. Balasubramaniam
• (B) B.B. Lal
• (C) Shinzo Abe
• (D) Ramvilas Paswan

74. The company, which is constructing New Parliament Building of India :

• (A) Tata Projects Ltd.
• (B) Shapoorji Pallonji Construction Ltd.
• (C) L & T Construction
• (D) Gammon India Ltd.

75. Read the following statements about Pandit Rajan Mishra :

(I) He was a classical vocalist of Khayal style.

(II) He was awarded Padmashri in year 2007.

Choose the correct option :

• (A) Only Statement (I) is correct.
• (B) Only Statement (II) is correct.
• (C) Neither (I) nor (II) is correct.
• (D) Both the statements are correct.

76. The value of a machine depreciates at the rate of 10% every year. It was purchased 3 years ago. If its present value is ₹ 8,748, then its purchase price was-

• (A) ₹ 10,000
• (B) ₹ 12,000
• (C) ₹ 14,000
• (D) ₹ 16,000

77. The Institute, with which the Government of Rajasthan collaborated to implement a new approach to road safety :

• (A) MNIT, Jaipur
• (B) IIT, Mumbai
• (C) IIT, Delhi
• (D) IIT, Madras

78. Who of the following travelled into space by Virgin Galactic in July, 2021?

• (A) Sirisha Sharma
• (B) Sirisha Bandla
• (C) Sirisha Bendre
• (D) Sirisha Bundela

79. Which fungus causes ‘black fungus’ disease?

• (A) Mucor
• (B) Lycopodium
• (C) Penicillium
• (D) Leptospira

80. The organisation, which published report Youth & COVID-19 that examines the impacts of COVID-19 on jobs, education etc. :

• (A) World Economic Forum
• (B) CAPART
• (C) UNESCO
• (D) ILO

81. How many players from Rajasthan represented India in the Tokyo Olympics 2020?

• (A) 2
• (B) 3
• (C) 4
• (D) 5

82. As per the online ranking accorded by Government of India in July 2021, which city of Rajasthan stands on top amongst smart cities of Rajasthan?

• (A) Udaipur
• (B) Ajmer
• (C) Kota
• (D) Jaipur

83. Sh. Narayan Rane has been given charge of ‘MSME’ Ministry in July 2021. Here MSME stands for-

• (A) Medium, Strategic and Micro Enterprises
• (B) Micro, Small and Marginalized Enterprises
• (C) Medium, Small and Marginalized Enterprises
• (D) Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

84. COVAXIN Vaccine is made up of

• (A) Genetic material of the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein.
• (B) Inactivated (killed) SARS-CoV-2.
• (C) Modified mRNA, which encodes spike protein of SARS-CoV-2.
• (D) Adenovirus Viral Vector.

85. Which country chairs ‘BRICS’ in 2021?

• (A) Brazil
• (B) India
• (C) Russia
• (D) China

86. Who won the French Open-Men’s Singles-2021?

• (A) Roger Federer
• (B) Rafael Nadal
• (C) Noval Djokovic
• (D) Stefano Tsitsipas

87. The first Indian fencer to participate in Olympics is-

• (A) Kabita Devi
• (B) Ritu Chaudhary
• (C) Bhavani Devi
• (D) Radhika Prakash

88. Which of the following health complications been added in the list of Ayushman Bharat Mahatma Gandhi Rajasthan Health Insurance Scheme on 30^th January, 2021?

• (A) Treatment of COVID-19, Hemodylasis
• (B) Treatment of COVID-19, Prolapse Uterus.
• (C) Treatment of COVID-19, Pneumonectomy.
• (D) Pemetrexed, Fistulectomy

89. The main Peeth of Dadu Panth is situated at-

• (A) Amer
• (B) Naraina
• (C) Mandor
• (D) Karoli

90. Who among the following was the pioneer of “Bijoliya Kissan Movement”?

• (A) Vijay Singh Pathik
• (B) Kesri Singh Barahath
• (C) Jamnalal Bajaj
• (D) Arjunlal Sethi

91. The term ‘Swaraj’ was first used by-

• (A) Dayanand Saraswati
• (B) M.N. Roy
• (C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
• (D) Swami Vivekanand

92. “Geendad Dance” is performed in which region of Rajasthan?

• (A) Mewar
• (B) Hadoti
• (C) Bagad
• (D) Shekhawati

93. Who among the following built the Jain Temples of Delwara?

• (A) Neminath
• (B) Vimal Shah
• (C) Adinath
• (D) Bheem Shah

94. Who is the author of ‘Kanhad De Prabandh’?

• (A) Padmanabh
• (B) Veerbhan
• (C) Bhatt Jagjeevan
• (D) Pt. Jeevadhar

95. The eighty-four pillars cenotaph is located at-

• (A) Kota
• (B) Jhalawar
• (C) Bundi
• (D) Sawai Madhopur

96. Which of the following forts fall under the category of “Jal Durg”?

• (A) Kumbhalgarh
• (B) Nahargarh
• (C) Ranthambhore
• (D) Gagron

97. Who built “Raniji Ki Baori” at Bundi?

• (A) Rani Padmini
• (B) Rani Nathawati
• (C) Rani Vijaya Devi
• (D) Rani Gayatri

98. The Number of villages awarded by the Mughal Emperor Akbar for the arrangements of the “Shrine of Khwaja Moin-ud-din Chishti” were

• (A) 09
• (B) 12
• (C) 15
• (D) 18

99. The “Tiwara tax” was levied on-

• (A) On Industrial Productions
• (B) On trade with other states
• (C) On festivals such as Diwali and Holi
• (D) On Agriculture Productions

100. The original name of Nathdwara was-

• (A) Banera
• (B) Kanore
• (C) Sihad
• (D) Bedla